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…and to the ‘Washizu in Holland Tournament’
NIJMEGEN - Subscription has opened for Europe's largest yearly riichi mahjong competition: the Cherry Blossom Tournament. At the same time, a strictly limited number of players can subscribe to the Washizu in Holland Tournament. The Cherry Blossom Tournament will take place in the Kolping House in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, at April 16th. The Washizu event will be held in the same venue, just one day later. Program of the Cherry Blossom Tournament Program of the Washizu in Holland Tournament Participants to the Cherry Blossom / Washizu tournaments MERSThe Cherry Blossom Tournament is MERS certified (1 point), which means the results will be used for the Europan riichi mahjong rankings. The event was held for the first time in 2000. Until last year, it always took place in February. Now it is moved to April. Five ‘hanchan’Both the Cherry Blossom Tournament and the Washizu Tournament will be held in five hanchan (rounds) instead of four, in order to give the participants ‘maximum mahjong playtime’ for their money. Program of the Cherry Blossom Tournament
Washizu in Holland Tournament
Because of the special hardware (Washizu sets, and set top boxes to replace the ordinary mahjong walls) a strictly limited number of 28 players can play in this tournament. In case of more subscribers, the players of the first edition will take precedence, followed by the subscribers to the 2011 Cherry Blossom Tournament. SubscriptionPlaying in the Cherry Blossom Tournament costs just €12.50. In the fee, no real lunch is included, but players do receive two vouchers which can be used for buying softdrinks, beer or sandwiches. Subscription is open only for members of the Dutch Mahjong Association or EMA-associated organizations. The cost for playing in the Washizu event are the same. For playing in this friendship tournament, no membership of any official organization is necessary. Program of the Washizu in Holland Tournament
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The Washizu Tournament is a friendship tournament without any official status. It is inspired on the Japanese manga of Akagi Shigeru, and it is played with special sets in which three out of four tiles is transparent. Only a quarter of the tiles is opaque. The 
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